Dear Parents/Carers,

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK 2021 -27 MAY TO 3 JUNE

I wanted to share with you artwork by Leah Brideson, Kamilaroi Woman born on Ngunnawal Country, and Aunty of one of our St Michael’s students. Leah painted this beautiful piece for our St Michael’s community.  In describing her painting Leah says;

This painting represents the relationship and responsibility we have to our Earth, our Mother.  We need to take care of our Earth so it in turn can take care of us.  We need to learn from her, nurture her and help her thrive so she too stays full of life and continues to provide us with the necessary things we need to live.

People from all walks of life are getting along, sharing stories and journeys with our Elders, the original caretakers, in a respectful and peaceful way.  The representations of Country and water are our lifeline and are central to our conversations and being.  Earth is our Mother.

May all Australians walk together to build supportive relationships on our Reconciliation journey, you are most welcome to join us this Friday 4 June in the Church after awards for Reconciliation Week Prayer.

Many Blessings

Judy Egan

COMPASS

Catholic Education has introduced the Compass Portal as a place for all information and communication from St Michael’s for the school community.

This includes your child’s semester report, the school newsletter, events, updates and bookings for parent/teacher interviews which will be happening in Week 10: Monday 21 June - Wednesday 23 June. We will let you know when the booking schedule is open.

A reminder that you cannot currently email teachers or make payments through the parent portal at this stage. Thank you to those parents who have already downloaded the parent portal, we encourage all parents to download the portal as soon as possible, if you have not received your log in details, please contact Lisa in the Front Office.